2.6
Earthquake Details: Philippine Islands region
Sep 28, 2026, 17:24:20
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near Philippine Islands region on Sep 28, 2026 at 17:24:20. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -179 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-179 km
Significance0
Latitude5.2800
Longitude127.1000
Event IDemsc:20260928_0000232
Magnitude2.6
Updated:Sep 28, 2026, 17:36:19 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 29, 2026, 01:24:20 GMT+8
- UTC
- Sep 28, 2026, 17:24:20 UTC
-179 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.0Mindanao, PhilippinesBeforeM3.9Mindanao, PhilippinesBeforeM3.8Halmahera, IndonesiaBeforeM4.0Mindanao, PhilippinesBeforeM3.5Mindanao, PhilippinesBeforeM4.1Mindanao, PhilippinesBeforeM4.9124 km SE of Pondaguitan, PhilippinesBeforeM3.5Mindanao, PhilippinesBeforeM4.3Halmahera, IndonesiaAfterM4.2Mindanao, PhilippinesAfterM3.5Kepulauan Talaud, IndonesiaAfterM4.1Philippine Islands regionAfter
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